Lave makes videos! Insane Clown Feynman

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I'm pottering around making a video with iMovie, which seems quite straightforward to an idiot like me. But it only supports a few specific file types.

So can anyone recommend a good program to convert .avi .flv and so on into other types? (Specifically .avi to .mp4, but a more general solution would be preferred.)

Thanks!

EDIT: I've just remembered Handbrake. Is that the app of choice by Chinny and are clever video peeps?

Mr Burrrrt · **Posted:** Tue Apr 20, 2010 13:12

I've used ffmpegX suceesfully. Although sometimes you get files with timecode errors that won't convert properly and used MPEG Streamclip to correct these, but I think this will do the same job too.

Did you know? That instead of using the standard, time consuming Import command in iMovie, if you select 'Show Package Contents' you can dump the movie files straight into the movies folder. Next time you open the project, select 'View Trash' and these files will be there and you can drag them into the Clips window.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Yeah, Handbrake is probably what you want. It's free, so easy to try out.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Cheers, handbrake worked grand.

I don't quite follow that tip Burrt, but thanks. I can show package contents for .avi etc? I thought that only worked for .app files etc? Nice.

My video is quite good. Maybe. I'm entertained anyhow.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Apr 20, 2010 13:53

Don't forget about Perian for quicktime as a plug in as well.

Unrelated but a good audio file conversion tool is Max convertor which handles pretty much all audio files and will automatically put stuff into itunes for you as well.

Mr Burrrrt · **Posted:** Tue Apr 20, 2010 14:48

Dr Lave wrote:

I don't quite follow that tip Burrt, but thanks. I can show package contents for .avi etc? I thought that only worked for .app files etc? Nice.

Here's the original tip I managed to find that explains it a bit better.

Quote:

Find the iMovie project file and control-click on it and choose "Show Package Contents" from the Finder. Now in your iMovie package/folder, you should see a folder called "Media". This is where the movie clips are stored. Trick part 1 - drag your clips into this "Media" folder, and close the iMovie package back up. Trick part 2 - now open your iMovie project again with iMovie, and after a moment, iMovie will complain with a dialog saying that there are "stray files... do you want to view the trash" or something like this. Click YES, and your clip should show up in a list of clips in the dialog. Now, DRAG your clip from this dialog over to the clip window and drop it into a slot there, and it will be "saved" from a premature death by trash. Now you can close the dialog, and you should be able to drag your "snuck-in-the-back-door" clip down into your movie area... and... it will not have been re-rendered into oblivion by iMovie's importer.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Have you seen this?

despite being a massive case of Poe's Law it still basically sums up everything thats wrong with the anti-science movement and I'm obsessed with it.

The bit about magnets is amazing.

I've almost finished a video about it.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Ah cheers. The importer has worked fine for me so far, but I'll give it a go.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Done it!
http://www.skeptobot.com/2010/04/insane-clown-feynman.html

I have a longer one about magnets, but this works better.

That said, I may do that one next though.

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